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A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange said it suffered a “cyberintrusion,” prompting bitcoin prices to fall sharply toward year lows.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-falls-sharply-after-another-cryptocurrency-exchange-is-hacked-1528681094?mod=djemCIO_h
A man and woman were sentenced at Luton Crown Court for laundering money through their bank accounts, in order to help facilitate the operations of four ‘boiler room’ operations.
http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1051/two_more_people_jailed_for_laundering_money_to_fa
MPs are calling for an investigation into potential criminality regarding the handling by Lloyds Banking Group of a fraud at its HBOS Reading unit more than a decade ago and into the role of auditor KPMG.
http://www.cityam.com/288028/draft-project-lord-turnbull-report-mps-call-serious-fraud
An internal Lloyds Banking Group report written by a former manager at the bank alleges serious misconduct by the lender over the handling and disclosure of a fraud at its HBOS Reading unit.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-lloyds-report/report-claims-britains-lloyds-misled-investors-over-hbos-fraud-idUKKBN1JF135
Almost 200 arrested and £25m of scams prevented under initiative
https://www.ft.com/content/32749936-7561-11e8-aa31-31da4279a601
One customer was allowed to deposit £758,000 with the firm with no money laundering or social responsibility checks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44544950
The case is being investigated as part of the City of London Police’s role as national lead force for fraud following a referral from the Financial Conduct Authority.
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/freddy-david-charged-fraud-hbfs-financial-services-1.465594
Fraudsters are using the details of authorised Wolverhampton-based motor broker Car Insurance 4 u, according to a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3457986/fca-warns-of-broker-clone
This article will list the different types of tokens one can purchase as well as the scams/frauds sometimes involved in an ICO.
http://about-fraud.com/avoiding-ico-fraud-cryptocurrency/
Bitcoin mining and fraud are an unfortunate reality we must face as an industry. From things like Bitconnect to Butterfly labs to even Onecoin, there are a lot of scams and fraud floating around.
https://coincentral.com/the-past-and-present-of-bitcoin-mining-fraud/
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